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Notwithstanding
Notwithstanding

Chapter X

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"It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.
It is the _choir_.
There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.
But Lor!
Miss, what do the pews and the free seats know of the dangers?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Notwithstanding

Chapter X

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.
Line 2
It is the _choir_.
Line 3
There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.
Line 4
But Lor!
Line 5
Miss, what do the pews and the free seats know of the dangers?

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “"It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Miss, what do the pews and the free seats know of the dangers?”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.

ain't

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From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Lor!

choir

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From this reading It is the _choir_.

dangers

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From this reading Miss, what do the pews and the free seats know of the dangers?

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Miss, what do the pews and the free seats know of the dangers?

fort

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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.

freeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.

just

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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.

ketching

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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Miss, what do the pews and the free seats know of the dangers?

knows

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From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.

Lor

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From this reading But Lor!

Miss

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From this reading Miss, what do the pews and the free seats know of the dangers?

more

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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.

music

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From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Miss, what do the pews and the free seats know of the dangers?

organist

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From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.

pews

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From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.

pianner

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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.

seats

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From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.

singing

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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.

there

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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.

There's

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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.

tune

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From this reading There's more in music than just ketching a tune and singing it fort here and pianner there.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "It ain't the pews and free seats as knows what music is, nor it ain't the organist.